Telecom Division
Advanced Photonic Solutions
Board of Directors
Bernard Couillaud, Chairman
Dr. Bernard Couillaud currently serves as Oclaro's Chairman of the Board of Directors. He previously served as a director of Oclaro from May 2008 to April 2009. The majority of Dr. Couillaud's career was spent with laser manufacturer Coherent, Inc., where he served as President and Chief Executive Officer from July 1996 until October 2002. Dr. Couillaud was the Chairman of Coherent's Board of Directors from October 2002 until his retirement in June 2007. From 2000 to 2005, Dr. Couillaud was the Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Lambda Physik AG, a German public company. Dr. Couillaud holds a PHD in Physics and was a full Professor at the University of Bordeaux and a CNRS Fellow. Dr. Couillaud is also a member of the French National Academy of Technology.
MEMBERS
Alain Couder, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Mr. Couder has served as a director and the President and Chief Executive Officer of Oclaro since August 2007. Prior to joining Oclaro, Mr. Couder was the President and CEO of Solid Information Technology Inc., a supplier of database solutions, from March 2005 to August 2007. From May 2004 to February 2005, Mr. Couder was a Venture Advisor to Sofinnova Ventures, Inc., a venture capital company. From April 2003 to March 2004, Mr. Couder was the President and CEO of Confluent Software, Inc., a software company. From August 2002 to March 2003, Mr. Couder was President and CEO of IP Dynamics, Inc., a software company. Mr. Couder served as Chief Operating Officer of Agilent Technologies, Inc., a measurement and analysis company, from February 2000 to May 2002. Earlier in his career, Mr. Couder worked for Packard-Bell NEC, Groupe Bull, Hewlett Packard and IBM, each a computer hardware company. Since February 2007, Mr. Couder has served as a director at Sanmina-SCI, an electronic manufacturing services firm. Mr. Couder earned a master's degree in electrical engineering from the Ecole Superieure d'Electricite in Paris.
Dr. Giovanni Barbarossa, Director
Dr. Barbarossa joined Avanex Corporation in February 2000 and was most recently the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer and a director of the Board from July 2008 to April 2009. During his career at Avanex, Dr. Barbarossa held many executive-level positions, including Chief Technology Officer and Sr. Vice President of Product Development. In addition, he was responsible for the Company's Active Component Business Unit. Dr. Barbarossa has an impressive record of accomplishment in management roles working in some of the foremost companies in the optical communications industry, including Agilent Technologies, Lucent Technologies, AT&T, and British Telecom. Before joining Avanex, Dr. Barbarossa had management responsibilities for the development of advanced optical switching platforms in the Optical Networking Division of Agilent Technologies. In addition, he led the design team of the Optical Application Specific Integrated Circuits department at Lucent Technologies. Earlier, he was a Member of the Technical Staff at AT&T Bell Labs and a research associate in the Oxide Glasses for Future Networks Group at British Telecom Labs. Dr. Barbarossa earned his Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Glasgow, Scotland, and a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering, cum laude, from the University of Bari, Italy.
Edward Collins, Director
Mr. Collins has served as a director of Oclaro since May 2008. From 1995 to present, Mr. Collins has served as the Managing Director and a Partner at ChinaVest Group, a private equity group investing in China. In addition, from 2007 to present, Mr. Collins has served as chairman of California Bank of Commerce and from 1999 to present he has served as chairman of the Taiwan Greater China Fund. From 1988 to 1994, Mr. Collins was a partner at the law firm of McCutchen, Doyle, Brown, & Enersen where he was responsible for the Greater China practice. He has served as counsel to various investment groups, banks, and manufacturing companies in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and has been a member of the State Bars of California and Texas. Mr. Collins also serves as non-executive Chairman of Branded Spirits, Ltd., a privately held company.
Greg Dougherty, Director
Mr. Dougherty served as a director of Avanex from April 2005 to April 2009. Mr. Dougherty has served as a Director of Picarro, Inc., a company focused on making ultra sensitive spectroscopy equipment using laser-based technology, since October 2002. In addition, he served as the Company's Interim CEO from October 2002 to June 2006. Since January 2004, Mr. Dougherty has served on the board of directors of The Ronald McDonald House at Stanford University, including serving as its Vice President from January 2007 to December 2008. From February 2001 to September 2002, Mr. Dougherty held a number of positions at JDS Uniphase, an optical technology company, including Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the Amplification and Transmission Business Group. Mr. Dougherty held a number of positions at SDL, Inc., an optical technology company, from March 1997 to February 2001, including Chief Operating Officer, Vice President of the Communications Business Unit and Corporate Marketing and Sales, Vice President of Communications and Information Products, Vice President of the Components Group and President of SDL Optics. Prior to joining SDL, from 1989 to 1997, Mr. Dougherty was the Director of Product Management and Marketing at Lucent Technologies Microelectronics in the Optoelectronics Strategic Business Unit. Mr. Dougherty earned a bachelor's degree in optics from Rochester University.
Lori Holland, Director
Ms. Holland has served as a director of Oclaro since September 2004. Prior to that, she served as a director of Bookham Technology plc from April 1999 through September 2004. After serving for over 20 years as CFO for several technology companies, she retired in 2000 and has since served as a consultant to various technology firms, including startups. From November 1999 until December 2000, Ms. Holland was the Chief Financial Officer of Zaffire, Inc., a telecommunication company in California. She also served as the CFO of Read-Rite and NeoMagic. Ms. Holland served as a director and audit committee member of Credence Systems Corporation, a test equipment supplier to the semiconductor industry based in Silicon Valley, from September 2004 until August 2008 when Credence merged with LTX Corporation. Ms. Holland currently serves as a director and audit committee member of LTX-Credence Corporation. Ms. Holland earned a bachelor's degree in economics from California Polytechnic State University.
Joel A. Smith III, Director
Mr. Smith served as a director of Avanex Corporation from December 1999 to April 2009. Mr. Smith was the Dean of the Darla Moore School of Business of the University of South Carolina from October 2000 to December 2007. Previously, Mr. Smith served as the President of Bank of America East, a financial institution, from October 1998 to September 2000. From July 1991 to October 1998, Mr. Smith served as President of Nations Bank Carolinas, a financial institution. He currently serves on the board of directors of First National Bank of the South. Mr. Smith earned a bachelor's degree in political science and economics from the University of the South.